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  • 1985
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    Judy Garland: The Concert Years

    Judy Garland: The Concert Years

    5.83 1985 HD

    This very special program-hosted by Judy's daughter, Lorna Luft-is a loving tribute to the life and timeless popularity of superstar Judy Garland,...

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  • 2008
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    Karajan: Beauty As I See It

    Karajan: Beauty As I See It

    1 2008 HD

    With a career that includes a 35-year tenure as composer of the Berlin Philharmonic and record sales topping 200 million, Herbert von Karajan is one...

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  • 1974
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    Monkey, Monkey, Bottle of Beer, How Many Monkeys Have We Here?

    Monkey, Monkey, Bottle of Beer, How Many Monkeys Have We Here?

    7.00 1974 HD

    Five mothers sit anxiously in a hospital waiting room to reunite with their children, who have been participating in an experimental procedure for...

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  • 1998
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    Parsifal: The Search for the Grail

    Parsifal: The Search for the Grail

    1 1998 HD

    Richard Wagner's operatic retelling of the story of the search for the Holy Grail receives a lavish production in this video, which records...

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  • 1976
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    The First Breeze of Summer

    The First Breeze of Summer

    7.00 1976 HD

    A portrait of an African American working-class family, this stage production depicts an elderly grandmother's flashbacks to the affairs she had as a...

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  • 1991
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    A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert

    A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert

    1 1991 HD

    A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert is an 89-minute television film starring the opera singers Kathleen Battle and Frederica von Stade, the jazz...

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  • 1961
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    The Rejected

    The Rejected

    1 1961 HD

    The Rejected is a made-for-television documentary film about homosexuality, the first of its kind to be broadcast on American television. It was...

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  • 1972
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    Conversation with Myself

    Conversation with Myself

    1 1972 HD

    Alan Watts talks about our perception of the world, and how we derive metaphysics from it. Watts recorded this video in 1971 as a pilot for a public...

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  • 1964
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    Take This Hammer

    Take This Hammer

    10.00 1964 HD

    Take This Hammer features KQED's mobile film unit following author and activist James Baldwin in the spring of 1963, as he's driven around San...

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  • 2004
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    Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

    Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

    1 2004 HD

    Does your parent's car have new dents or nicks? Does mentally reviewing the trip ahead of time help you when driving? When should a senior relinquish...

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  • 2015
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    In Defense of Food

    In Defense of Food

    7.50 2015 HD

    In Defense of Food tackles a question more and more people around the world have been asking: What should I eat to be healthy? Based on award-winning...

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  • 2001
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    Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore

    Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore

    10.00 2001 HD

    From the Peabody and Emmy Award-winning PBS series NEIGHBORHOODS: THE HIDDEN CITIES OF SAN FRANCISCO comes the remarkable story of San Francisco's...

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  • 1997
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    Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Castro

    Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Castro

    3.33 1997 HD

    Now known internationally as the world's first "gay hometown," San Francisco's Castro District was a quiet, working-class neighborhood of European...

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  • 1993
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    Horowitz: A Reminiscence

    Horowitz: A Reminiscence

    7.00 1993 HD

    Wanda Horowitz reminisces about her husband, the great pianist Vladimir Horowitz, with clips from his television appearances.

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  • 1999
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    Andrea Bocelli - Sacred Arias

    Andrea Bocelli - Sacred Arias

    9.50 1999 HD

    Released in 1999, the album, featuring music composed in traditional Christian styles, is not only Bocelli's most commercially successful classical...

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  • 2013
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    Silicon Valley Goes to Space

    Silicon Valley Goes to Space

    1 2013 HD

    Discover how the big, bold ideas of Silicon Valley are helping launch a new era of private space exploration in this half-hour KQED Science...

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  • 2019
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    How Turfing Became Synonymous with Oakland

    How Turfing Became Synonymous with Oakland

    1 2019 HD

    Turf dancers combine abrupt, angular movements with graceful footwork. This short film is an episode of the award winning Youtube series If Cities...

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  • 1968
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    From Protest to Resistance

    From Protest to Resistance

    1 1968 HD

    Documentary film about three veterans of the Civil Rights movement who have become peace spokesman for the new opposition activist. It traces their...

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  • 1966
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    Losing Just the Same

    Losing Just the Same

    1 1966 HD

    This documentary reflects on the lives and aspirations of an African American family - the Johns - who moved to West Oakland from Louisiana, focusing...

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  • 2018
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    Earthrise

    Earthrise

    8.00 2018 HD

    The Apollo 8 astronauts recount their memories of capturing the first image of Earth from space in 1968 and evokes the awe of seeing Earth framed...

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